The IT industry is one of the fastest moving industries on the planet, and keeping up to date is a perennial challenge for IT professionals.
With 5 day courses priced at $3,000+ , there's often not enough money in the training budget to keep all your staff up to date with all the technologies they are using or are exposed to on a daily basis.
There's nothing quite like free technology training from certified professionals and the Microsoft Virtual Academy is a terrific alternative to pricey e-learning subscriptions, or the logistics of inhouse or offsite traning.
www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com
There is an overall and a 'by country' points ladder, with points awarded for completing course modules, and bonus points for entire course completion, so it can become quite competitive.. I'm up to the gold tier now, and have got a lot out of the training I have completed so far.
They even have an 'Aspiring Technologist' section, with beginners courses in everything from Networking Fundamentals to Windows Phone Development.
Think about integrating some of these courses into your next technical project, as training prerequisites before you hand over new technologies or solutions to your clients.. or use course plans to help build your staff capability development targets.
Max
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